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UNINA9910462677503321 |
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Autore |
Archer Edward G. |
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Titolo |
Gibraltar, identity and empire / / E.G. Archer |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-203-39007-5 |
1-283-96767-7 |
1-136-00542-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge advances in European politics ; ; 33 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nationalism - Gibraltar - History |
Electronic books. |
Gibraltar Civilization |
Gibraltar Relations Great Britain |
Great Britain Relations Gibraltar |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-226) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Changing contexts, values and norms -- Environmental aspects -- Ethnic factors -- Economic influences -- Political and constitutional matters -- Religion and the churches -- Language and the community -- Education 1704-1972 : a system born and re-born -- Education 1972-2000 : Gibraltar takes control -- Informal influences -- The wider recreational and cultural scene. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The principal argument in Gibraltar and Empire is that Gibraltarians constitute a separate and distinctive people, notwithstanding the political stance taken by the government of Spain. Various factors - environmental, ethnic, economic, political, religious, linguistic, educational and informal - are adduced to explain the emergence of a sense of community on the Rock and an attachment to the United Kingdom. A secondary argument is that the British empire has left its mark in Gibraltar in various forms - such as militarily - and for a number of reasons. Gilbraltar and Em |
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